Means for mounting current-distributer blocks.



G. L. LANG & A. D. T. LIBBY.

MEANS FOR MOUNTING CURRENT DISTRIBUTEN BLOCKS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1914.

1,125,852. Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.-19,-1 9i5.

Application filed August 26, 1914. Serial No. 858,729.

To all whom it may concern: a

. Be it known that we, GEORGE L. LANG and Y ALBION D. T. LIBBY, citizens of'the United States-residing at Newark and East Orange,

5 respectively, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Mounting Cu'rrent-Distributer Blocks, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a reliable means for holding the distributer block, such as. is commonly used for ignition work on internal combustion engines onto its mounting and at the same time to provide a ready means for removing the distributer block from this mounting, for the purpose of inspection.

In the drawing which forms a part of this specification, Figure 1 shows a front View on a reduced scale of a magneto used for ignition purposes, .having the distributer block mounting thereon, and with the retaining means elevated to a position where the block may be removed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the side and rear of Fig.1. Fig. 3 shows the distributer block removed from the magneto and in a slightly rotated position. in order to show the three retaining studs. Fig. 4 illustrates the means used for holding the block in place on its mounting. Referring now particularly to the various figures of the drawing, in which the same designating marks refer to corresponding parts, M is a magneto, having a front plate 9 which has three holes through which-the studs 1, 2, and 3 attached to block B, pass. The studs are grooved as indicated by 4.

7 represents two screws which screw into front plate 9 and serve to hold the yoke Y in place on the rear of the plate 9, by the fact of their passing through the slots 6, 1n the yoke Y, at the same time they permit the yoke Y to be moved up and down by means ofthe turned over portion 8.

Assuming that the yoke Y is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the .distributer block B is set in place on the front plate 9 and the yoke Y is pushed downward, so that the slots 5 therein engage the grooves 4: in the studs 1, 2, and 3 of the block B. The yoke Y is given a slight set when it is put in place on the front plate 9 and it is therefore seen that when the block is mounted as has been described, it is locked securely in place and when it is necessary to remove the block, the yoke Y is pulled upward and 'the block removed.

Heretofore it has been common to use nuts, bolts and springs in various waysfor holding distributer blocks in place but the nuts shake off and the springs break, due to the vibration of the engines and cause more or less trouble. By our invention we'eliminate these difiiculties.

It will be seen that numerous changes can be made in the details without departing from the spirit of our invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we clalm is;

1. In combination, a distributer block, studs mounted thereon, said studs having grooves on one end thereof, a plate for receiving said block and studs and means associated with said plate for engaging the grooves in said studs, thereby holding the block in position, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a distributer block, studs mounted thereon, grooves in one end of said studs, a plate for receiving said block and studs, a yoke mounted on said plate and adapted to engage the grooves of said studs, Whereby'said block is held in position on said plate, substantially as described.

3. In combination, a distributer block, studs mounted thereon, a plate for supporting said block, a yoke slidably attached to said plate, means on said studs and said yoke co-acting to hold the distributer block in position on said plate, substantially as de scribed.

4. In combination, a distributer block, studs mounted thereon, grooves in one end of the said studs, a plate for receiving said block and saidstuds, a U-shaped member attached to said plate and having means for moving the same up and down, slots in said U-shaped member, adapted to engage the ends of said studs, whereby the distributer block is held in position on said plate, substantially as described.

5. In combination, a distributer block,

studs mounted thereon, said studs having grooves on one end thereof, a. plate for receiving said block and studs, a yoke having elongated holes therein, and means passing through said holes and secured to said plate studs mounted thereon, said studs having.

grooveson one end thereof, a plate for re! ceiving said block and studs, a yoke having elongated holes therein, and means passing through said holes and secured to said plate for holding said yoke in position thereon,

slots in said yoke for engaglng'the grooves in said studs, whereby said block is held in .place on the said plate. substantially as described.

7. In combination, a distributer block, studs mounted thereon, said studs having grooves on one end thereof, a plate for re-,

celving said block and studs, a U-shaped yoke having slots in the ends of the two arms and a third slot at the junction of the arms, and elongated holes in the arms,

screws attached to said plate and adapted to pass through the said holes', means on said U-shaped yoke for moving the same on the screws, whereby the said slots are caused to engage and disengage the annular grooves on said studs, for the purposes as described. g y In testimony whereof, we have signed this specification in the presence of two Wit? nesses. I

GEORGE L. LANG. ALBION D. T. LIBBY. Witnesses:

MICH. E. TOEPE,

M; W. BARTLETT. 

